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Crime in B62 9

How much crime is recorded in B62 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Dudley
Region
West Midlands
Population
17,226 (2024)
Crime

How safe is B62 9

Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 28.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in B62 9, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).

B62 9National
Violence and sexual offences19.523.6
Burglary7.59.1
Shoplifting5.58.4
Vehicle crime4.93.5
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.44.5
Public order2.24.6
Anti-social behaviour1.210.7
Drugs1.22.4
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.81.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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